Archive for January, 2012

Dare they even dream it? Is it even remotely possible that the River Hawks, who won only five games all last season, could be in first place in Hockey East by the end of this weekend? Yes, it’s possible … and it’s not even all that remote. The 16-7-0 River Hawks, now ranked ninth in

Not only has sophomore Doug Carr established himself as one of the elite goaltenders in college hockey this winter, ranking fifth in the country in both goals-against average (1.82) and save percentage (.935), he’s also done something this winter that no other UMass Lowell goalie has done in 13 years — and there have been

The River Hawks, who averaged a miserable 2.44 goals per game last season, currently rank eighth in the country in offense with an average of 3.38. They were fourth until being blanked 1-0 by Providence on Tuesday. The amazing thing is that the River Hawks have been one of the most potent teams in the

Several streaks will be on the line this weekend when the 11th-ranked River Hawks clash with arch-rival UMass Amherst in a home-and-home Hockey East series. Oh, yeah. The Alumni Cup will also be at stake. On Friday night the River Hawks (14-7-0, 9-6-0) will try to become the first team to win a game this

Tuesday night’s 1-0 setback in Providence notwithstanding, 2011-12 promises to be the greatest turnaround season in UMass Lowell’s hockey history. At 14-7-0, the 11th-ranked River Hawks have already won 9 more games than they did last season, and there are still 12 games left in the regular season, plus the Hockey East Tournament games they’re

River Hawks coach Norm Bazin refuses to pay any attention to the pairwise rankings that mirror what the NCAA Tournament selection committee will do in March. Because the rankings can sway wildly from weekend to weekend, Bazin won’t look at them until the final weekend of the regular season. But that doesn’t mean long-suffering River

While the River Hawks have played just four games in the last six weeks — and one of those an exhibition — they’ve dropped from fourth to sixth in the Hockey East standings. The good news is that they now have games in hand over every other team in Hockey East, and as many as

That overtime loss to Vermont cost the River Hawks three spots in this week’s polls. The River Hawks, 10th in last week’s USA Today/USA Hockey poll, tumbled to 14th this week. UML also fell from 11th to 14th in the U.S. College Hockey Online poll. Defending national champ Minnesota-Duluth remained the No. 1 team in

The River Hawks have snapped up a highly-touted 17-year-old Russian defenseman who will become the youngest player in Division I hockey when he plays his first Hockey East game. Dima Sinitsyn, a 6-2, 190-pound — “He’s actually a little bigger than that,” said coach Norm Bazin — NHL prospect with strong offensive skills, began practicing

The River Hawks got some players who had been banged up back in the lineup tonight. But senior Matt Ferreira, who shared the team scoring lead with David Vallorani with 18 points, did not play. It is believed he suffered an undisclosed injury late in the exhibition game against the Russian Red Stars last week.